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Telstra Bigpond, Other, Login and Password, Service Name, Connection Mode, Always On, Dial on Demand - router password

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Wireless-G Router WGR614v9 Reference Manual • Telstra Bigpond, an Australian residential cable modem service Note: The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service accounts still requiring a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts and newer cable modem accounts should select No for Does Your Internet Connection Require a Login. • Other, which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used by most DSL services worldwide. Figure 1-6 Note: Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special requirements. - Login and Password. This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This name and password are used to log in to the ISP server. - Service Name. If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services, this setting specifies which service to use. - Connection Mode. This drop-down list (shown in Figure 1-5 on page 1-7) selects when the router will connect to and disconnect from the Internet. The list includes: • Always On. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never disconnects. • Dial on Demand. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out after the idle time-out. • Manually Connect. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks Connect or Disconnect in the Router Status screen. - Idle Timeout. Your Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the specified time interval. 1-8 Configuring Basic Connectivity v1.1, May 2008

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Wireless-G Router WGR614v9 Reference Manual
1-8
Configuring Basic Connectivity
v1.1, May 2008
Telstra Bigpond
, an Australian residential cable modem service
Other
, which selects PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet), the protocol used
by most DSL services worldwide.
Login and Password
. This is the user name and password provided by your ISP. This
name and password are used to log in to the ISP server.
Service Name
. If your connection is capable of connecting to multiple Internet services,
this setting specifies which service to use.
Connection Mode
. This drop-down list (shown in
Figure 1-5 on page 1-7
) selects when
the router will connect to and disconnect from the Internet. The list includes:
Always On
. The router logs in to the Internet immediately after booting and never
disconnects.
Dial on Demand
. The router logs in only when outgoing traffic is present and logs out
after the idle time-out.
Manually Connect
. The router logs in or logs out only when the user clicks
Connect
or
Disconnect
in the Router Status screen.
Idle Timeout
. Your Internet connection is logged out if there is no data transfer during the
specified time interval.
Note:
The Telstra Bigpond setting is only for older cable modem service
accounts still requiring a Bigpond login utility. Telstra has
discontinued this type of account. Those with Telstra DSL accounts
and newer cable modem accounts should select
No
for Does Your
Internet Connection Require a Login.
Figure 1-6
Note:
Not all ISPs are listed here. The ones on this list have special
requirements.